{"id":179866,"date":"2016-08-28T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-28T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/time-to-restore-civil-liberties-in-sudan-darfur-bar\/"},"modified":"2016-08-28T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-28T10:00:00","slug":"time-to-restore-civil-liberties-in-sudan-darfur-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/time-to-restore-civil-liberties-in-sudan-darfur-bar","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Time to restore civil liberties in Sudan\u2019: Darfur Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Politicians and jurists in Sudan have called for the release of political prisoners, the ending of ongoing trials against activists and politicians, and the restoration of freedoms&nbsp;in conformity with the human rights covenants ratified by the government.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is time to restore civil liberties in Sudan,&rdquo; lawyer Mohamed Abdallah El Doma, chairman of the Darfur Bar Association, told Radio Dabanga.<\/p>\n<p>He described the recent claim by the government that civil liberties in the country are ensured as &lsquo;meaningless. In addition to the clampdown on the press and civil society activities, a large number of political detainees are being held in detention and prisons, without charge or after an unfair trial&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>The Darfur lawyer urged the Sudanese government to work on the abolition of laws that restrict liberties, the release of the political prisoners, and a halt to the ongoing trials of politicians and activists.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;&ldquo;The Khartoum regime is protecting itself by suppressing others.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to Siddig Yousef, Chairman of the Political Relations Bureau of the Sudanese Communist Party, &ldquo;the Khartoum regime is protecting itself by suppressing others, by bombing innocent people in conflict zones, and curbing freedom of expression and assembly.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The lack of liberties in the country has never been that large. Politicians, activists, and pastors are subjected to unfair trials. 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